Getting rid of tailgaters without road rage, any advice (ngc)

[Lannis]

I knew an old chief with the two propellors on butt cheeks tattoo, it also said 10 knots no smoke.
He was an engineman chief.

If I had the guts, physical conditioning, and lack of claustrophobia it takes to be a Navy diver, I'd probably get those same tattoos just for the fun of it ...

A friend of mine is a retired Coast Guard rescue swimmer.   Man, the situations they have to jump into ....

Lannis

[atavar]

I wonder if such a face painted on the back of the helmet would work? Nah, they would close up to get a better look. Is there room for someone inventing  a small hologram projection here?  (Your a sick man Lannis, but I like it)

Wait! Smoke! Now there is an idea!

Now if you had this face painted on your helmet and turned around...

[Triple Jim]

The trouble is that if you make it weird enough looking, drivers will come up behind you to get a good look.

[Bill Hagan]

Haven't seen it mentioned here, and it has limited to no application to riding, but I have found a technique that works when in a cage.  Used it three times today on I-81 en route to Atlanta when traffic was thick and fast, and the "hostiles" were coming up closer to my little Fit than if in line at the drive-thru at Chick-Fil-A. 

I have noticed that when folks pull such tricks my windshield seems to need cleaning.    Most 'gaters drive fancy cars and they back off instantly when my spray goes up and over.  Usually only takes one "application." 

Seriously -- tho that was -- on my Guzzis, I use the "cautionary hand" in what I intend as a non-confrontational way.  That almost always works.  When it doesn't, I quickly review my limited understanding of physics and our comparative weights, which invariably leads to my turning into the nearest exit opportunity.

Bill



 

[Gliderjohn]

Now Bill has an idea....Take an aftermarket windshield cleaner kit and adapt it so it sprays rearward with a sign that reads, "caution, relief tube in use. Otherwise spit chewing tobacco?
GliderJohn

[Nic in Western NYS]

I have noticed that when folks pull such tricks my windshield seems to need cleaning.    Most 'gaters drive fancy cars and they back off instantly when my spray goes up and over.  Usually only takes one "application." 

Seriously -- tho that was -- on my Guzzis, I use the "cautionary hand" in what I intend as a non-confrontational way.  That almost always works.  When it doesn't, I quickly review my limited understanding of physics and our comparative weights, which invariably leads to my turning into the nearest exit opportunity.

Bill

Windshield washers are an amazing, flexible invention.    I don't do the 'cautionary hand' move because it might be seen as aggressive and as you say, physics rules.